“When General Catalyst companies buy a business, they usually pay about 60% to 70% in cash. And the founder rolls about 30% equity into the new company.”
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Said on The Startup Ideas Podcast
“We do wind up replacing management and finding that person and partnering with that person is an important part of the process”
Acquiring Minds · $33m Holdco: Teddy Bears to Insurance Claims
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When acquiring a company, they replace the retiring owner’s management with a new partner who runs the business
Said nearby on the same subject
“We love founder-led businesses… or managers that act like owners… they have skin in the game and long-term interests.”
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Said on Australian Investors Podcast
“I went back through my own files on 22 family and owner run businesses… I counted every time the business still needed the owner… I found 376 dependencies. The typical business had 17, the fewest was seven. The most was 26… 31% of the things… were decisions.”
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Chris Green
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“Our agency runs on it… owners are winning new business, cutting errors, getting their producers back to selling… $250 a month charge”
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Said on The Insurance Guys Podcast
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